fonkelen

• vonkelen (now less common)

Later 18th century, equivalent to vonken (“to spark”) +‎ -elen (iterative suffix). A singularly attested Middle Dutch voncklen (15th c.) seems to have had no continuation. The comparatively late Dutch attestations (some of which in German-influenced texts) make a calque of German funkeln likely. The f- may also be due to the same reason, although this is not certain as the v-form is the older one in Dutch.

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔŋkələ(n)/

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• Rhymes: -ɔŋkələn

fonkelen

1. (intransitive) to twinkle, sparkle

• vonk

fonkelen (third-person singular present fonkelt, past participle gefonkelt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to sparkle